Sidelman



March 24, 1964 A. SIDELMAN HAIR FOUNDATION 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 28, 1960 ATTORNEY March 24, 1964 A. SIDELMAN 3,126,013

HAIR FOUNDATION Filed 001;. 28, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENIOR ATTORNEY United States Patent O Delaware Filed Oct. 28, 1968, Ser. No. 65,843 8 Claims. (Cl. 13254) This applicatiton is copending with my application Serial No. 65,841 for Foundation, file-d on October 28, 1960, with my application Serial No. 65,842 for Founda: tion Including Brush Means, filed on October 28, 1960, with my application Serial No. 65,844 for Hair Foundation Including Brush Means, filed on October 28, 1960, with my application Serial No. 65,845 for A Hair Foundation, filed on October 28, 1960, and with my application Serial No. 65,846 for A Hair Foundation Including Brush Means, filed on October 28, 1960.

My invention relates to a self-supporting substantially conically shaped, or more specifically, a self-supporting frusto-conically shaped hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped, or more specifically, a frustoconically shaped hairdo often referred to as the beehive hairdo on the top portion of the human head, said foundation being a foundation frame for forming said beehive hairdo or coiffure and being retained in said hairdo or coilfure.

The hair foundation of this invention is such that it can be easily reduced in height either by removal of portions therefrom starting at its top or starting at its bottom, depending on the desires of the user thereof as to the final shape of the hairdo to be formed therewith, without destruction thereof, thus making it possible for the ultimate user or wearer of said hair foundation to select only one such hair foundation and then to adjust that one foundation in accordance with a predetermined height and shape of the so-called beehive hairdo desired to be obtained by use of it. In fact, the hair foundation of this invention is a universal hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped, or more specifically, a frustoconically shaped, hairdo of size and height predetermined in accordance with the wearers desires. Prior hereto, the woman who desired to style or dress her hair to attain a hairdo such as the aforementioned frustoconically shaped hairdo has found it necessary to obtain the services of a professional hair stylist, and, even before the professional hair stylist has been able so to style or dress the womans hair, the hair strands or tresses must, of necessity, have been uniformly relatively long and flowing. The hair foundation of this invention can be easily used by the woman herself, without necessity for the services of a professional hair stylist, to make such stylish beehive hairdo at home even though her hair strands or tresses be relatively short.

The foundation of this invention comprises a conically shaped, and more particularly and preferably a frustoconically shaped, hollow member of relatively stiff, resilient and preferably of thermoplastic organic open mesh material including a unitary ring member defining the base thereof, a unitary ring member defining the top thereof, and a plurality of spaced-apart unitary ring members between said base ring member and said top ring member. The unitary base ring member and the top ring member and each one of the aforestated plurality of spaced-apart ring members are parallel to each other, and, in addition, said ring members define therebetween successively adjacent portions which are removable, as by cutting with an ordinary pair of scissors, in order to decrease or reduce the height, and thereby the size, of the foundation in accordance with the desires of the wearer. In addition, the foundation, when positioned on the top surface portion of the head which is substantially fiat, is

3,126,018 Patented Mar. 24, 1964 stationary and does not tip, the center of gravity of said foundation being on its longitudinal axis. Also, each of said unitary ring members preferably has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional area and two of its opposite sides, preferably the longer sides, are preferably parallel to the plane of the longitudinal axis of the foundation.

An object of my invention is to provide a self-supporting hair foundation for shaping and supporting a stylish hairdo on the human head substantially in the shape of a frustum of a right circular cone.

Another object of my invention is to provide a selfsupporting hair foundation for shaping and supporting a stylish hairdo on the human head substantially in the shape of a frustum of a right circular cone, said foundation being such that it can easily be reduced in height at its top or bottom portions or at both the top and bottom portions, in accordance with the desires of the wearer.

Another object of my invention is to provide a selfsupporting hair foundation for enabling a woman to style or dress herself her hair in the stylish hairdo sometimes referred to as a beehive hairdo even though her hair strands or tresses be relatively short.

Other objects and features of my invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description which is not limiting but only illustrative of the preferred embodiments of my invention.

FIGURE 1 is a front elevation of one embodiment of my hair foundation member.

FIGURE 2 is a top elevation of the embodiment of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a lower portion of the embodiment of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective View of a top portion of the embodiment of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 5 is a sectional View taken on line 55 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 7 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a portion of another embodiment of my invention.

FIGURE 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8-8 of FIGURE 7.

FIGURE 9 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of another embodiment of my invention.

FIGURE 10 is an enlarged fragmentary view of another embodiment of my invention.

FIGURE 11 is a view in perspective of the hair foundation of my invention on top of the wearers head in the process of styling the hair strands or tresses.

FIGURE 12 is a front View of a woman having the so-styled hairdo obtained using the hair foundation of my invention.

More specifically, the hair foundation of my invention comprises a self-supporting hollow member 2 of relatively stiff, resilient and somewhat flexible material, preferably a thermoplastic organic material such as is polyethylene, polystyrene, or nylon, among others, having the shape of a frustum of a right circular cone, as clearly shown in the appended drawings. Said hollow member 2 includes a plurality of spaced-apart bar members 4 preferably integral with the circular top ring 6 and preferably integral with the circular bottom ring 8, and each of said bar members 4 extend from said top ring 6 to said bottom ring 8. Said top ring 6 and said bottom ring 8 constitute the top and bottom, respectively, of the hair foundation, and said bar members 4 are, as is clearly apparent from the appended drawings, symmetrically positioned and are equally spaced from each other at all portions thereof, the distance between any two bar members 4 gradually increasing from the top ring 6 to the bottom ring 8. Positioned between said top ring 6 and said bottom ring 8 3 and parallel to said rings 6 and 8 are unitary ring members 10, 12 and 14, preferably of substantially rectangular cross-section, and being equally spaced from each other. The lowermost circular ring member 10 is preferably also spaced at a distance from the bottom ring member 8' equal to the distance between circular ring members 10 and 12 and 12 and 14, respectively, while the uppermost circular ring member 14 likewise is preferably also spaced at the distance from top ring member 6 equal to the distance betweencircular ring members 14 and 12 and 12 and 10, respectively, the center of each of top circular ring 6, bottom circular ring 8, and circular ring members 10, 1 2 and 14 being on the longitudinal axis A-A of the hollow member 2. Also, the center of gravity of the hollow member 2 is on said longitudinal axis AA, and said hollow member is stationary when positioned on a substantially flat surface and will not tip over, as is clearly apparent from the appended drawings.

Each. of the ring members 10, 12 and 14, the top ring member 6 and the bottom ring member 8 are, as hereinabove set forth and as clearly shown in the appended drawings, of substantially rectangular cross-section in area. As is further clearly shown in the appended drawings, each of the bar members 4' is the substantial shape of an ellipse in cross-section. Each of said circular rings 10, 12 and 14 intersect and pass through said bars 4 in such a manner that the oppositely positioned parallel faces 10a, 10b of ring 10, the oppositely positioned parallel faces 12a, 12b of ring 12, and the oppositely positioned parallel faces 14a, 14b of ring 14 are positioned entirely between the respective ends of the major axis of the ellipse forming the cross-sectional area of each of said bars 4, as clearly shown in the appended drawings, X--X being the ends of said major axis of said ellipse, as specifically shown in FIGURES and 6. Said faces a, 10b, 12a, 12b, and 14a, 14b of rings 10, 12 and 14, respectively, are substantially parallel to each other and to the plane of the longitudinal axis A-A. The faces 10c, 10d, 12c, 12d, and 14c, 14d of rings 10, 12 and 14, respectively, constitute the short sides of the respective rectangular cross-sections of rings 10, 12 and 14 and are parallel to each other and substantially shorter than the major axis of the ellipse forming the cross-sectional area of each of said bars 4. The cross-sectional areas of each of circular rings 11?, 12 and 14 are substantially equal; the short sides or faces 10c, 10d, 12c ,12d, and 14c, 14d of the respective rings 11), 12 and 14 are also substantially equal in dimension as well as parallel to each other; andthe long sides or faces 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, and 14a, 14b of the respective rings 10, 12 and 14 are likewise substantially equal in dimension as well as parallel to each other Bottom ring member 8 likewise is substantially rectangular in cross-sectional area, and its sides 8a, 8b are parallel to each other and also parallel to sides 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b and 14a, 14b of ring members 10, 12 and 14', respectively. Likewise the sides 80, 8b of bottom ring member 8 are parallel to each other and also parallel to sides 10c, 10d, 12c, 12d and 14c, 14d of ring members 10, 12 and 14, respectively. The outermost end of the major axis XX of each of bars 4 is in substantial alignment with edge 16, which is the point of meeting of side 8a and side 8d of bottom ring 8, as is clearly shown in the appended drawings. Also, bottom ring 8 is so positioned that face or side 8d thereof is entirely between the'respective ends of the major axis XX of the ellipse forming the cross-sectional area of each of bars 4.

Top ring member 6 likewise is substantially rectangular in cross-sectional area, its faces 6a, 6b being parallel to each other and also to faces 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, and 14a, 14b of ring members 10, 12 and 14, respectively, and its faces 6c, 6d being parallel to each other and also to faces 10c, 10d, 12c, 12d and 14c, 14d of ring members 10, 12 and 14. The outermost end of the major axis XX of each of bars 4 is in substantial alignment with edge 18,

which is the point of meeting of side 6a and side 6d of top ring 6, as is clearly shown in the appended drawings. Side or face 60 of top ring 6 extends beyond the innermost point of the major axis XX, as is clearly shown in FIGURE 6.

In the consideration of the distances between the respective circular ring members of hollow member 2, the distances are taken between the sides or faces of the ring members, facing each other.

Referring to FIGURES 7 and 8 of the appended drawings, the hollow member 20 differs from the hollow member 2 in that bars 24 cross each other to form a plurality of substantially diamond shaped openings. Otherwise, the hollow member 20 is similar to hollow member 2 in all other respects, the circular ring. members 10, 12 and 14, the top ring member 6 and the bottom ring member 8 being as hereinbefore described in the embodiment of FIGURES 1-6, inclusive.

Referring to FIGURES 9 and 10, the hollow members 30 and 40 therein. respectively shown are similar to hol low members 2 and 2th, respectively, and differ therefrom only in that each has extending laterally therefrom nipples or teeth 32 and preferably integral, as shown in the appended drawings, with the respective bars and circular rings thereof, said teeth preferably being parallel to the major axis XX of the elliptical cross-sectional area of each of the respective bar members. Said teeth have a length preferably ranging from one half to three times the length of the major axis XX and function to brush out somewhat and to grip the hair strands or tresses while said hair strands are being formed around the hollow member and also to hold somewhat the so-formed hair tresses in position about the hollow member.

In using the hair foundation of my invention to form the hereinbefore described stylish beehive hairdo, the wearer first shapes. her hair strands or tresses in the form of curls 42 including 42a, 42b, 42c and 42d by means of the well-known and readily available cylindrical curler forms (not shown) in such a manner that said curls are formed in one direction about the head, said direction being the same as the direction of the beehive hairdo to be formed, as clearly shown in FIGURE 11. The forward or front group of curls 42a is then brushed forwardly. The foundation member 2, 20, 30 or 41) is then positioned on the top portion of the head preferably either slightly forwardly towards the forehead or slightly to the rear of the mid portion of the top of the head, in accordance with the wearers desire. In FIGURE 11 of the appended drawings, the hollow member 2 is shown to be positioned on the top of the head slightly forwardly towards the forehead. Then said hollow member 2 is attached to the hair tresses on the top of the head with hair fasteners such as hairpins 44, said hairpins 44 preferably passing about bars 4 and bottom ring member 8 as shown clearly in FIGURE 11. Starting with the curls 42a nearest hollow member 2, the hair tresses constituting said curls 42a are swirled in the direction of arrow B lightly with hairbrush 48 about the hollow member 2 and formed thereabout and attached thereto with hairpins 46. Likewise, successive portions of the hair tresses such as are constituted by curls 42b, 42c, 43d and adjacent portions of the hair tresses about the head constituting the remainder of curls 42 about the top portion of the head are formed about the hollow member 2 and attached thereto by hairpins, as previously. Thusly, the wearer, although her hair strands are relatively short and not flowing, is able to form herself the stylish beehivehairdo as shown in FIGURE 12. The end portions W of said curl groups are, as is clearly shown in FIGURE 11, tucked into the top ring 6 and fastened to hollow member 2 at said top ring 6 by hairpins 52. The remaining portions of the hair tresses may be styled in accordance with the wearers desires.

The hair foundation of my invention hereinbefore described also is such that it can easily be reduced in height,

and, therefore, in size, in accordance with the wearers desires. The material of which said foundation is con structed is such that it can easily be severed as by means of ordinary household scissors or by means of an ordinary razor blade or by-any other well known cutting means. For example, should the wearer desire to form a beehive hairdo shorter in height than that previously described but still retain the stylish hairdo appearance, any one of the embodiments hereinbefore described can be reduced in height by applying the cutting means to the bars 4 along the face 14d of circular ring 14 and severing each of said bars 4 at points thereof in alignment with face 14d thereby removing those portions of bars 4 above face 14d and also top ring 6. Thusly, the hollow memher is reduced in height, and circular ring 14 then becomes the top ring of the so-reduced-in-height foundation. Likewise, should the wearer desire the foundation to be reduced in height and also be smaller in bulk, the cutting means can be applied to bars 4 along the face 100 of circular ring to sever each of said bars 4 at points thereof in alignment with face 10c thereby removing those portions of bars 4 below face 10c and also bottom ring 8. Thusly, circular ring 10 then becomes the bottom ring of the so-reduced-in-height foundations.

As is clearly apparent from the appended drawings, the foundation of my invention is self-supporting and this even though the openings of the so-formed open mesh foundation are relatively large.

Many alterations and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention which is set forth in the appended claims which are to be construed as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

I claim:

1. A self-supporting substantially conically shaped hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head, said foundation being a self-supporting hollow substantially conically shaped member of relatively stiff, resilient, separable open mesh material, said member having a base and a top and including a plurality of spacedapart, substantially parallel unitary ring members, means for operatively associating said ring members with and positioned between the base and top thereof, said ring members being parallel to said base and defining removable portions, said foundation having its center of gravity on its longitudinal axis, whereby said foundation can be reduced in height by removing portions thereof.

2. A self-supporting substantially conically shaped hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head, said foundation being a self-supporting hollow substantially conically shaped member of relatively stiff, resilient, separable open mesh material, said member having a top and including a unitary ring member defining the base thereof and a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially parallel unitary ring members, means for opera tively associating said ring members with and positioned between the said base and the top thereof, each of said plurality of said ring members being parallel to said unitary ring member defining the base, said ring members defining removable portions, said foundation having its center of gravity on its longitudinal axis, whereby said foundation can be reduced in height by removing portions thereof.

3. A self-supporting hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head comprising a hollow substantially frustoconically shaped self-supporting member of relatively stiff, resilient, separable open mesh material, said member having a base and a top and including a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially parallel unitary ring members, means for operatively associating said ring members with and positioned between the base and top thereof, said ring members being parallel to said base and defining removable portions, said foundation having 6 its center of gravity on its longitudinal axis, whereby said foundation can be reduced in height by removing portions thereof.

4. A self-supporting hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head comprising a hollow substantially frustoconically shaped self-supporting member of relatively stiff, resilient, separable open mesh material, said member having a top and including a unitary ring member defining the base thereof and a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially parallel unitary ring members, means for operatively associating said ring members with and positioned between said base and the top thereof, each of said plurality of said ring members being parallel to said unitary ring member defining the base, said ring members defining removable portions, said foundation having its center of gravity on its longitudinal axis, whereby said foundation can be reduced in height by removing portions thereof.

5. A self-supporting substantially conically shaped hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head, said foundation being a self-supporting hollow substantially conically shaped member of relatively stiff, resilient, separable thermoplastic organic open mesh material, said member having a base and a top and including a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially parallel unitary ring members, means for operatively associating said ring members with and positioned between the base and top thereof, said ring members being parallel to said base and defining removable portions, said ring members each having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional area and having two opposite sides parallel to the plane of the longitudinal axis of the foundation member, said foundation having its center of gravity on its longitudinal axis, whereby said foundation can be reduced in height by removing portions thereof.

6. A self-supporting substantially conically shaped hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head, said foundation being a self-supporting hollow substantially conically shaped member of relatively stiff, resilient, separable thermoplastic organic open mesh material, said member having a top and including a unitary ring member defining the base thereof and a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially parallel unitary ring members, means for operatively associating said ring members with and positioned between said base and the top thereof, each of said plurality of said ring members being parallel to said unitary ring member defining the base, said ring members defining removable portions, said ring members each having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional area and having two opposite sides parallel to the plane of the longitudinal axis of the foundation member, said foundation having its center of gravity on its longitudinal axis, whereby said foundation can be reduced in height by removing portions thereof.

7. A self-supporting hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head comprising a hollow substantially frustoconically shaped self-supporting member of relatively stiff, resilient, separable thermoplastic organic open mesh material, said member having a base and a top and including a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially parallel unitary ring members, means for operatively associating said ring members with and positioned between the base and top thereof, said ring members being parallel to said base and defining removable portions, said ring members each having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional area and having two opposite sides parallel to the plane of the longitudinal axis of the foundation member, said foundation having its center of gravity on its longitudinal axis, whereby said foundation can be reduced in height by removing portions thereof.

8. A self-supporting hair foundation for shaping andsupporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head comprising a hollow substantially frustoeonically shaped self-supporting hollow member of relatively stiflF, resilient, separable thermoplastic organic open mesh material, said member having a top and including a unitary ring member defining the base thereof and a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially parallel unitary ring members, means for operatively associating said ring members With and positioned between said base and the top thereof, each of said plurality of said ring members being parallel to said unitary ring member defining the base, said ring members defining removable portions, said ring members each having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional area andhaving two opposite sides parallel to the plane of the longitudinal axis of the foundation member, said foundation having its center of gravity on its longitudinal axis, whereby said foundation can be reduced in height by removing portions thereof.

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1. A SELF-SUPPORTING SUBSTANTIALLY CONICALLY SHAPED HAIR FOUNDATION FOR SHAPING AND SUPPORTING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONICALLY SHAPED HAIRDO ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE HUMAN HEAD, SAID FOUNDATION BEING A SELF-SUPPORTING HOLLOW SUBSTANTIALLY CONICALLY SHAPED MEMBER OF RELATIVELY STIFF, RESILIENT, SEPARABLE OPEN MESH MATERIAL, SAID MEMBER HAVING A BASE AND A TOP AND INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SPACEDAPART, SUBSTANTIALLY BPARALLEL UNITARY RING MEMBERS, MEANS 